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Customer Leon Faehnle queued for hours to buy Dubai chocolate and plans to share it with his grandparents

Germany Goes Nuts For Viral Pistachio Chocolate

When Ali Fakhro lays out a row of pistachio-filled chocolate bars in the morning at his bakery in Berlin, he knows they will be gone in a matter of hours.

Basel Votes To Stump Up Bucks To Host Eurovision

People head into a polling station situated inside Basel city hall

Basel voters on Sunday overwhelmingly approved the city putting up nearly $40 million towards hosting next year's Eurovision Song Contest, meaning the glitzy annual TV extravaganza will go ahead with its full customary pomp.

Ukraine Shows Fragments Of New Russian Missile After 'Oreshnik' Strike

Parts of the suspected Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile

Ukraine on Sunday showed journalists fragments of the Russian missile used to strike the city of Dnipro last week, after Moscow said it had tested its new Oreshnik ballistic missile.

BIWC Group: Unveiling the Shadows of corporate deception

In the cutthroat world of business, trust can often be elusive, and it can take a team of skilled professionals to expose deception and protect the innocent. This is where BIWC Group enters the stage; a business intelligence agency led by ex-Israeli special forces with a global network of contacts and an almost endless outreach.

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The World Bank estimates that India's GDP would have been 4.5 percent higher at the end of 2023 had the country managed to curb pollution by half in the previous 25 years

Mounting Economic Costs Of India's Killer Smog

Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth.

A series of equipment malfunctions and human errors saw the plant's Unit 2 melt down in 1979, releasing radioactive materials into the atmosphere

Cheers, Angst As US Nuclear Plant Three Mile Island To Reopen

The planned reopening of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant is praised as a boon for Pennsylvania and a boost for AI, but it is loathed by residents still haunted by a near-catastrophic meltdown there in 1979.

US retailers have been unveiling discounts ahead of the annual 'Black Friday' promotions, the day after Thanksgiving

US Consumers To Bargain Hunt In Annual 'Black Friday' Spree

US shoppers are coming out in force this holiday season, but the festiveness is being tempered by inflationary pressures that have abated but not completely faded.

Donald Trump has appointed anti-immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as his homeland security advisor

Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Could End Up Hurting Economic Growth

President-elect Donald Trump's hardline immigration proposals -- including a controversial mass deportation plan -- could prove economically damaging, analysts say, with US sectors that rely heavily on foreign workers like agriculture and construction especially hard hit.

Tariffs are a key part of Trump's economic agenda, with the Republican president-elect vowing sweeping duties on allies and adversaries alike

Scott Bessent A Credible, Safe Pick For Treasury: Experts

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is a credible, safe choice for US Treasury secretary -- and one that is likely positive for markets -- observers said Saturday following President-elect Donald Trump's highly anticipated nomination.

The storms disrupted transport in Ireland, Britain and France

Are Storms Bring Chaos To Ireland, France, UK

Ireland, Britain and France faced travel chaos on Saturday and one person died as a winter storm battered northwest Europe with strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice.

Crash: The Williams of Franco Colapinto is returned to the pitlane

Russell On Pole Position At Las Vegas GP, Verstappen Ahead Of Norris

George Russell of Mercedes took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday while title-chasing Max Verstappen was fifth as the Dutchman closes in on a fourth successive world championship.

Google selling its Chrome browser to another tech titan is likely to trigger antitrust concerns similar to those that prompted the US government to call for its sale in the first place

What Forcing Google To Sell Chrome Could Mean

US antitrust lawyers are calling on a judge to force the sale of Google's Chrome browser to limit the company's market clout in a move that would shake up the internet giant.

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent has reportedly been tapped to lead the US Treasury in the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump

Trump Names Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent As Treasury Chief

US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, choosing the hedge fund manager to help execute an agenda promising tax cuts and tariffs.

President Daniel Ortega, 79, has engaged in increasingly authoritarian practices, tightening control of all sectors of the state with the aid of his powerful wife, 73-year-old Vice President Rosario Murillo

Nicaragua OKs Reform To Boost Powers Of President, Wife

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers Friday approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the position of "co-president" and boosting the pair's joint control over the state.